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>> because there's no precedence, really? >> fred listen. this is also in a very conservative jurisdiction of new york. i mean, a broken nose case at best may get $25,000. this jury is going to get her a doughnut. she's going to get bounced out of court. it's not happening. >> sorry evelyn. >> not going to be sympathetic. you have to look where you're walking. otherwise, you assume the risks. she's going to get nothing for it. >> tough guys. you can catch our legal guys every saturday, noon eastern time. the big question today, who won the biggest mega millions lottery jackpot ever? >> we don't know their names but we know the states where the lucky numbers were bought. the winning tickets were sold in maryland, illinois, and kanls kanls. winners will split $650 million.
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the winning numbers are, 2, 4, 23, 38, 46, and the mega ball, 23. and check your credit and dent card balances. hackers have hit a major company that processes the electronic information gathered each time a customer swipes a card. as many as 10 million card holders could be at risk. visa and mastercard have notified customers about accounts that could be compromised. discover and american express are also monitoring accounts. >> what do we want? >> justice. >> thousands of people are rallying, demanding justice for trayvon martin. naacp protesters were calling out for the shooter, george zimmerman. they also want sanford's police chief to be fired. he temporarily stepped down after the shooting. >> former pro quarterback ryan
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leaf is out of jail on bond today. he was arrested in montana on burglary and drug possession charges. the exact details of his arrest are not out. he was busted on similar charges in 2008 and received ten years probation. he played three seasons for the san diego chargers and one for the dallas cowboys. and gop presidential candidates are in wisconsin today. jockeying for votes at an event sponsored by the faith and freedom coalition. the conservative forum comes just days before wisconsin's primary. and today, mitt romney, rick santorum, and newt gingrich made personal appeals to wisconsin voters. >> i particularly appreciate the extraordinary introduction. your congressman, paul ryan, what a leader in the party, what a conservative. >> i asked calista to come stand with me because she's from whitehall and spent all week
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campaigning here and we had a great reception. >> one of the things i hear everywhere i go as i cross the state, and frankly across the country, is that people are saying the same thing over -- even more than hello, which is i'm praying for you. >> now, more on the winners of the biggest mega millions lottery jackpot ever. $658 million. we don't know who they are yet, but we know the winning tickets were sold in maryland, kansas, and illinois. cnn reports from the place where the winning ticket was sold in maryland. >> hi, fred. we're here at a seven-11 on the outskirts of baltimore where the lucky winner came in and used that machine to buy a quick pick lottery ticket, spending $1 for one line of numbers, but luckily for this winner, it was the winning set of numbers. so this person will be able to share in this huge jackpot with the two other winners from across the country.
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of course, this is a record jackpot. much bigger than the 2007 record of $390 million. now, the person who won here in baltimore county hasn't yet come forward, but we had a chance to talk to the maryland lottery director about how unusual that is. >> maryland is one of the few states that does not require publicity of its lottery winners, so we had two power ball jackpot winners last year, and neither one of them decided to do any publicity. we'll have to see what happens. >> we also asked what kind of advice they give to winners. he said, make sure you sign the ticket, put it in a safe place. get a copy of it and also get a lawyer. back to you, fred. >> all right, great advice. thanks so much. we're learning a bit more about the winning tickets in illinois t was sold in a tiny farming town of red bud in the southern part of the state. just 3,500 people live there. the manager of the moto mart with the ticket was sold joins
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me on the phone. denise, tell me, have a lot of people been coming in just to, i guess, just to feel a little bit of the activity surrounding your store? >> oh, yeah. i have seen a lot of people come in with big smiles on their face. a lot of energy around town. >> even though the winner has not stepped forward, right? >> that's correct. nobody has come forward at this time. >> so this is a small town. just over 3,000 people. does that mean there's a pretty good likelihood, if that person is from that area, you may have interacted with them before? you might know them? >> yes, chances are very high that i do know this person, yeah. >> okay, so how are you informed that a winning ticket was purchased at your store? >> i was called by the lottery office this morning at 7:00. >> and what did they say? >> they said, congratulations. your store was one of three to
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sell a winning ticket. >> oh, my goodness. what does that mean for your store? do you get a cut from the jackpot? >> yes, the store gets $500,000. >> $500,000. that's pretty sizable. bigger than in the state of maryland. i think it was going to be about $100,000 where the winning ticket sold, that mart would get $100,000. you would get $500,000. what are you going to do with the money? >> that goes to the company. so our company's name is skg oil, and i'm sure they'll invest that wisely and they'll give a percentage to myself and my team. >> all right, perhaps you can give your company bosses some ideas on how they can share those winnings. >> i'm sure i can. big plans. >> helping to print out the tickets, too. denise, thanks so much. we can't wait to hear who the
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winner is and maybe we'll get a chance to talk with you or the winner soon. thanks so much. >> have a great night. >> we asked for your tweets or questions, what would you do if you won the lottery? here are a few of the responses. chris says, keep five% and build water wells in third world countries with the rest. and no comment tweeted this, with a big old comment, if i won the lottery, the first thing i would do after putting it in the bank is set my church for life, for god. >> all right, sanford florida, in the spotlight following the death of trayvon martin. a cnn reporter who just returned says it's a town divided. she tells us why next. i'm robert shapiro.
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no justice, no peace. >> no justice, no peace. >>,000s of demonstrators calling for justice in the trayvon martin death. they march to the sanford, florida, police department which has been slammed for allowing george zimmerman, martin's shooter, to remain free. the reverend jesse jackson there today, says this is a case of racial profiling. trayvon martin grew up in miramar, florida, where his family and friends are grief stricken. tonight, there will be a vigil in mere amar, held by members of the football team tre'von had played with since he was just 5 years old. john zarrella is live where he has been talking to people who know him best and feel like, john, this tribute this evening is, you know, i guess the most
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they can do for that grieving family? >> yeah, you know, fredricka, this u.n., unlike so many of the others, is going to be personal because so many of the people who will be here this evening in just under two hours from now knew him very well, knew trayvon intimately, from the time he was 5 years oild, he played football on these fields, until he went to high school. at that time, his interests changed. i was talking to jerome horton, his former football coach and a family friend who was telling me that trayvon's interests turned to aviation. he talked about maybe being a pilot or an airplane mechanic. and even though after he stopped playing football, right here is the concession stand. we have heard a lot about that concession stand because trayvon even after he stopped playing football, he volunteered his time and he worked in that concession stand. and jerome horton told me, he worked there right up until the
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time he left and went up to sanford. so he had been there all through his high school years, and people would come up to jerome, jerome told me, since the shooting, and have said, that young man that died, is that the young man who worked here in the concession stand? and jerome would say, yeah, that was him. and you know, few people here could believe it who did not know that it was the same person. but again, this evening here, we expect his family to be here, his parents are going to be here. members of his football team that he played with in the league here. so some very personal, personal memories will likely be shared here this evening. >> heartbreaking. thanks so much, john zarrella, appreciate that. >> cnn.com reporting mallory simon returned from sanford, florida. she writes on dot.com, for some, the case has become a rallying
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cry, a chance to hair what they believe are years of grievances and cases of injustice between the police, the courts, and the black community. for others, it has forced them to defend their town as a place that is not inhair nltly racist. a place where a young black man can not be killed without consequence. >> malory back with us in the studio. give me your impression there. of when you got there, it was really at the height of the outrage, the public outrage that we have seen about trayvon martin's killing, but you had a chance to talk with people about what the tone of the town was before that happened. how do you compare it? >> you know, they said this was a place where you would come to retire, it was a lovely community, and now there's been sort of thrown out the window. they're struggling with how to deal with the fact they have been put on the map in a national way as a town where a horrible crime happened. everyone in that town believes this is a tragic death. but the divide comes when you
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talk about how the police have handled the case. >> most admitt, and many of the people you talk to, they didn't want their names revealed. why is that, first of all? >> a lot of that is fear. whether that's fear of the police or fear of the community, there are such strong emotions associated with the case. people feel strongly one way or another. there's this sense if i speak out and say something you don't like, there's a fear of retaliation. >> they also expressed to you there were problems -- there was a racial divide. it's not an economic divide in the community, well before this happened with trayvon martin. so how did that impact how people got along, how they communicated with one another? how they coexisted? >> it depends on who you talk to. some people say this town is great, it's fine. we don't have a racerentials problem. if you talk to other people, there was one case they kept bringing up. a case that happened in december 2010. there was a homeless black man
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who was beaten up. it was captured on videotape. yet it took one month for an arrest. it was which white son of a police lieutenant. they said this is not the first time this has happened. police chief lee who stepped down was brought in to try to relieve some of the tepgzs. >> so did that arrest come as a result of people expressing outrage or what was the explanation as to why the arrest ultimately came? >> it was very similar. what happened was the local stations kept playing the tape over and over and over again. and there sort of became that same rallying cry. obviously not on the same level, but a very similar level. the community there has told me at least in the black community, we're going to do the same thing here, rally around what we believe is an injustice, perceived or not. they really think that this is a chance where they can take the stigma and run with it and try and make positive change for the rest of the community. >> malory simon, thanks so much. great read on cnn.com to get a different perspective of what sanford, florida, what their point of view is from the people
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who live there all the time. >> thank you. all right, are you happy in your job? career bliss, a job information website analyzed more than 100,000 reviews and they asked workers about work environments, job reports, compensation, and employee/boss relations. so here are the top five happiest jobs. a ware house manager, teller, and then tied is property manager and executive chef. for third, the number one happiest job when we come back. >> fun with toys tomorrow on the next list. profiling jose gomez marquez who invents medical devices that are kid friendly. >> my name is jose and i use y toys to make portable medical devices.
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when you're using toys, it demystifies medical technology. we look at them and think they're a black box, and you need an expert to take a screwdriver at it. you may not have the courage to have the device, but you have the courage to hack something that is $5, and if you have the ingenuity, it becomes as powerful as a $5,000 medical device. >> all right, tune in tomorrow to watch the next list or set your dvr for 2:00 p.m. eastern time, and tomorrow at 2:30 eastern, a new cdc study shows that 1 in 88 children has a form of autism. we're going to dig into this new research and examine the enormous financial strain on families. and what are some of the answers? join me sunday, 2:30 eastern time in the newsroom.
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until it's not just lines you see... it's the world. one. at the top of the list is soph ware quality engineer. every week, we focus on ways to get a jump start in the work force. if you don't have one of those jobs. we'll have to make your job happy. in reclaiming your happiness in your job. we call on valerie burton.
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you explain what you call career well building. >> well being. >> well being, right, and building it. how do we begin? some people look at the list and say, okay, my job is not on there. i got this one. how do i find happiness? >> it's not just about the job. yesterday, i was talking to a group of people about the big lottery winning. if i win. i won't go to work on monday. i actually would go. >> i would, too. and then keep the winnings a secret. >> that would be key, right? >> but you know, i think if you find number one, if you are able to make a contribution that is meaningful at work, that causes more happiness. when i look at that number one job, you know, software quality assurance engineer, i thought, what, because that wouldn't be my thing. but their job is so important to the well-being of that company. nothing can go out -- they're valued.
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you have to find what is your meaning. this is why it's so important for employers to help employees be clear about the mission and why their job is so important in the greater context of the company. >> and of course, it helps if you're passionate about your job, and finding that autonomy. >> passion and autonomy both contribute to happiness. if you're passionate about your work, it doesn't feel like you're working, but the autonomy people, we looked at the executive chef at number two, that person has a lot of ability to be creative, to really kind of make a difference in what is going on within that company, and they get to make decisions on their own. if you're working with people, leading people, you want to make sure they have some degree of autonomy, those things help people be happier. >> and something you can't control, your coworkers, who you're working with. that, too, can build happiness. sustain it or kill it. >> they did about 1,000 -- surveyed about 100,000 people. a lot said i enjoy the people i work with. whether it's the coworkers or
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the customers you work with. there's an interesting gallup study that said people who have a best friend at work are more loyal, more productive, and perform better. >> it makes a big difference. and using your strengths, your own personal strengths. you're feeling valued, right? >> this isn't about i'm going to be a software quality engineer or bank teller. this is finding the right fit for you based on your strengths. if your strength is communication, your job is going to be easier. you want to find the right fit for you, and don't negate your strengths. if you don't know what they are, ask people around you. what is it that seems comes naturally for me, and find those ways to incorporate that into your job. >> fantastic. all right, so building that happiness at work means building your wellbeing. >> very good, fred. >> the whole circle. feeling happy, feeling good. >> feeling happy here. >> good to be with you.
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all right, a soldier returning from afghanistan gets a special welcome home greeting. watch after the break. that, too, is going to make you really happy.
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all right, you know, usually when something goes viral, does involve a child or a pet. well, this is one that involves a pet and it's so much fun. alexander with me here, taking a look at an incredible greeting between man and best friend. let's take a look. this young man came back from afghanist afghanistan. and probably the happiest one to see him was his pooch. >> daddy's home.
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>> oh. >> make him feel so good. >> i love that. that is so sweet. so the dog's name is chuck. and chuck went bananas, as you can see. that's a great greeting. >> there's a book called "dogs that know when their owners are coming home." and i don't have dogs, but people believe there's such a connection, even a cerebral one, that they know in advance what their owners are going to do and where they're going to be. >> happy guy. i'm so glad he's home, too. >> a great greeting. >> must be a good guy. >> after coming home. >> makes me want to hug him. >> it's so nice the doggy remembered him. he's happy. >> very sweet. thanks. we'll be right back. much more straight ahead. [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient
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it doesn't look risky. i mean, phil, does this look risky to you? nancy? fred? no. well it is. in a high-risk area, there's a 1-in-4 chance homes like us will flood. i'm glad i got flood insurance. fred, you should look into it. i'm a risk-taker. [ female announcer ] only flood insurance covers floods. visit floodsmart.gov/risk to learn your risk. a look at our top stories now. we have more than one winner of the biggest mega millions lottery jackpot ever. winning tickets were sold in maryland, kansas, and illinois. the winners will split $656
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million. we don't know who the new millionaires are, but we know their lucky numbers. here they are. 2, 4, 23, 38, 46, with a mega ball of 23. >> all right, college basketball fans, i have two words for you -- final four. tipoff is less than two hours away. after a breakt busting ncaa tournament, there are only four teams left, hence, final four. kentucky, ohio state, and kansas, and louisville. kentucky is favored over louisville, and ohio state is favored over kansas. >> women's rights activists want to know if they're about to break the glass ceiling. ginny rometsy could be the first member in the history. and the ceo has traditionally
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received membership. the only comment from augusta is that membership is a private matter. >> tiger woods is heading intothex week's masters tournament a winner. many golf fans are wondering if his victory last weekend is the beginning of a comeback. it was his seventh arnold palmer win. it was also his 72nd pga tour win. >> one man who can take much of the credit for tiger's early success, swing coach hank hanie. he has released a new book, the big miss. i spoke about his motivation for writing about woods and addressing the scandalous side. >> i had thought, you know, for a long time that, boy t would be interesting to write a book about my experiences coaching tiger woods. i mean, he's a fascinating person. he's an incredible golfer. i think the greatest golfer that's ever played. and a very complex personality.
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the book is about coaching, the book is about golf, the book is about, you know, life in many, many ways. a lot of people that are reading the book are making that comment, too. it's something i enjoyed doing. >> does all that take an aside because your book title is the big miss, my year of coaching tiger woods. it would seem as though this book is really about your observations of tiger woods. and less about you and your experiences and what it is to, you know, impart on other coaches. >> the big miss is really golf jargon for the big miss, the missed tee shot that puts you out of play, the big miss putt, the big miss opportunity to win a tournament, and it also, you know, can mean the big misses that both tiger and i had in our lives and in our times working together. >> his agent, in fact, released a statement saying haney admits he never had an in depth personal discussion with tiger.
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the self-serving book is full of guesses and false assumptions. what is your response to steinberg's response and that tiger woods also told espn that he has no intention of reading this book? >> well, i mean, tiger always says that, but i also know that in the time i was with him, he read just about everything. as far as marc stein brg's comments, how you would describe someone pfsz in depth conversations would be up to the person, but i spent 110 days a year with tiger. i was talking to him on the phone probably another 100 days a year, i played golf with him probably 50 times a year. obvio obviously, you have quite a few discussions. tiger is a very closed-off person. you don't get a lot of in depth discussions, but i made a lot of observations and did talk to tiger a lot during six years, over 200 day as year, you have a lot of conversations. >> what do most people not know
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about him? you write in the book while you didn't know about his extramarital activities, but upon reflection, you talked about how you thought tiger also always had a wall up, that on, quote, some deep level, i was expecting something to break. what do you mean about that? is that wall something that many people don't know or is it something else? >> i think many people know there's a wall up. i didn't know anything about the affairs he was having. in fact, the first time that i really heard an inkling there might be a problem, marc stein brg called me and said, hank, there's going to be an article in the national enquirer about tiger and this girl, but it's not true and everything is going to be okay. if anybody interviews, don't say anything. two weeks later, tiger hit the fire hydrant, and we found out that everything was true and there was much more behind it. but there is a wall up. i mean, but i think that's something that you see with a
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lot of people, especially, you know, somebody that is playing an individual sport and is an incredibly great acheever like tiger woods is, it's not that unnatural for them to be very self-centered and have some kind of a wall up to insulate themselves. he's been dealing with a lot of pressures for his whole life. >> and then given that really quick, was there any trepidation or feeling that you were betraying that coach/athlete relationship by writing about it? many athletes look at their coaches as their father or parent figure. >> well, you know, i really thought that, you know, these were my memories, too. they weren't just tiger's memories. he didn't have an exclusive on the memories. i'm not the first coach to ever write a book. i mean, phil jackson wrote a book, joe torre wrote a book. john wooden wrote a book. tony la russa is writing a book. i'm just one of a long line of
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coaches who have written a book. if there's some code i broke, i guess all of those coaches broke it, too. as the weather gets nicer, are you a woman who is now taking up running? in this week's health for her, elizabeth cohen looks as ways to prevent injury. >> liz and her daughter are part of a 5-k training program geared toward new runners. >> we decided it would be a great thing to do together. >> sports medicine poditrysts say some shin and heel pain is normal, but you can for vent injury by following this tips. >> it's important when you start a new activity, you sort of gradually increase your intensity, increase the duration, increase the freak waenls on a gradual basis. >> and flexibility is just as important. >> when certain are muscles are tight, you then ask other
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muscles to overwork. number one is quads, and what you wear on your feet also makes a difference. >> 200 and 400 miles or three to six months to get new shoes. any injury that last s longer than seven days should be seen by a specialist. >> as for these ladies -- >> they goal is to get fit, be healthy, and that mentality says i just want to finish. we just want to have fun. >> fit plus fun, a combination for success. with this week's health for her, i'm elizabeth cohen. >> and who could forget this iconic movie scene? >> i'm the king of the world! >> it will be back in theaters next weekend. yes, 15 years later. titanic is back. our movie critic gives us the inside scoop on the titanic 3-d
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15 years after its original release, "titanic" is back in theaters, this time in 3-d. it opens on the big screen next thursday. gray drake, all dolled out on the red carpet. she was in london for the premiere of the ditaitanic 3-d. did it live up to your expectations? >> it far exceeded them. i started out a fan of this movie, and everyone involved, and i left a crazy person for all of them. it was just wonderful. >> well, it didn't look like they were running away from you on the red carpet. you did get a chance to get up
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close and personal with director james cameron, what did he have to say? >> well, he was just coming back from a record-setting dive in the mariana trench. this man -- >> i don't know how he made that turnaround. >> no kidding. he hops on a blaen and his commitment to the movie and giving all of us the scoop that we needed was amazing. he flies, i think, 20 hours from the record-setting dive and ends up on the red carpet the next day. he was so lucid. and fantastic, i couldn't believe it. my favorite part of speaking to him was probably how he said that he was still committed to the effects of titanic as they were originally. now, like some other filmmakers who will remain nameless, who continue to change their films, james cameron is not doing that, which i love. it's like honoring this amazing film. >> why did he decide to do this? what was it about this movie that he felt like it kind of,
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you know, needed 3-d, needed to make a comeback? what was he after? >> well, although i didn't ask him that exact question, i would love to speculate on it because he -- this movie meant so much, and it grossed so much money all over the world. this movie knew no language, no barriers, at all. everyone loved that story of jack and rose, and you know, honoring what happened to those people on the titanic 1 h00 yea ago this year. >> tell me about -- >> i'm sorry. oh, no. >> i'm looking at the images there and again, envisioning you there on the red carpet. i have to know more about your point of view of the red carpet and all of the stars turning out, and the excitement of others who were lined up just trying to get a quick peek at jack and rose or anybody else. >> it was wild. i mean, the premiere was at
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royal albert hall in london, which was amazing in and official itself, but the people were excited, and they were mostly young, like people who might not have seen this when it was first released in '97. they were going bonkers, wanting people's autographs. it was magical. kate winslet was a vision. she's a lovely, lovely lady. and that pick chture you're see is special to me because -- >> why? >> when i got to interview kate winslet, we instantly bonded over the enormous size of our feet. listen, you know how this is? you never know what's going to happen when you walk into one of these interviews. and she was very impressed with the fact that i would not -- she would not fit in my shoes. her feet -- and so the interview goes amazing, and she's so excited to be there. a little bit, you know, a little bit nervous about seeing herself 15 years after the fact, but
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however -- >> really? >> i know, she's so gorgeous and funny. at the end of the interview, i was able to live out one of my personal dreams, which was high five her for making it with leonardo dicaprio twice. >> what is behind the high five? we saw the picture zoom by. that was very cute. i like that. i love that you had such a great time. i know you said you were, you know, just through the roof excited about going, and so glad it all worked out, and glad you had the time to come back and tell us about it. >> absolutely. and i'll tell you what, watching titanic in 3-d is spectacular. the bigger sized screen the better, go out to imax, relive the whole thing because i loved it and i bawled like a baby for the second time. >> fantastic. grae drake, thank you for bringing your point of view to us and the red carpet in london. >> absolutely. >> you were looking electric.
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thank you so much. you can get all of grae's movie reviews online. >> all right, so want to own a piece of the titanic. passenger belongings, video footage, and other artifacts will be up for auction next month and it's going as a single lot. prequalified bidders must submit bids to the auction house before april 2nd. winners will be announced in type for the ship wreck scente n centennial april 16th, and 2004, a dinner menu sold for about $100,000. the collection currently up for auction is valued at $189 million.
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that could be a sign of a rare but serious side effect. >> is your cholesterol where your doctor wants? ask your doctor if crestor is right for you. >> announcer: if you can't afford your medication, astra zeneca may be able to help. time for a cnn equals politics update. we're keeping an eye on the latest headlines. here is what is crossing right now. republican candidates for president are in wisconsin this weekend. they're appealing to conservative voters gathering at an event sponsored by the faith and freedom coalition. the event comes just days before the wisconsin primary. an embarrassing moment between mitt romney and george h.w. bush when the former president asked the candidate if his son, the other george w. bush, had endorsed him. the answer, no. president obama wrapped up a fund-raising swing through the
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northeast, declaring republicans are showing signs of madness in their economic policies. while raising campaign money in vermont, the president says the gop wants to return to policies predating the great depression. and of course, for all of the latest political news, you know where to go, cnnpolitics.com. much more of the newsroom straight ahead. don lemon in about 11 minute. give them a preview. >> we have been discussing this whole trayvon martin tragedy. george zimmerman tragedy, and talking about, what does this mean? where do we go? we heard people talk about white privilege and black rage. it's brought on some of that, and we were trying to figure out how to put the story on air. and then the piers morgan interview last night. it took place last night and it signified where we wanted to go. at issue, the trayvon martin killing, and similar conversations are haacross the
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country. >> another black person who is unarmed and innocent, and not doing anything wrong, has been killed, and this is incredibly painful, and goes back before you were born and before your father because born and before my grandfather was born. so these are things that hurt as an american very deeply. and you are too new to this situation to fully understand what's really going on here and what's really at stake for america. >> what a load of fatuous nonsense you speak. you think you have the only right to speak about what is serious in america. you think i don't have the right as somebody from britain who spent the last six, seven years here -- >> six whole years. >> you have the right. >> you're funny. oh, boy. i don't know what to say. >> oh, my. >> that sounds like it got explosive. even more so. >> to say the least. i saw it last night, and we were
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watching it. i almost fell off the couch. that was only 43 seconds of it. we're going to play much of that, and we're going to have a discussion with our cultural critic. i have been talking to piers. maybe he'll be moved to talk in. and tried to talk to toure, same thing. but it's an interesting conversation. >> more of that. we'll see you at the top of the hour. nine minutes and counting away. your child will need more than $22,000 to attend a public college. find out where to get that money, next. to fight it... to investigate it... ...prosecute it... and stop criminals. our senior medicare patrol volunteers... are teaching seniors across the country... ...to stop, spot, and report fraud. you can help. guard your medicare card. don't give out your card number over the phone. call to report any suspected fraud. we're cracking down on medicare fraud.
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all right, unless you just won the lottery, you're probably wondering how you're going to pay for your child's college education. christine romans has some ideas in this week's smart is the new rich. >> more than $22,000 is what you'll need to attend a public college this year. at private colleges, the asking price is twice that. where are you going to come up with all that money? the april issue of money magazine revealed 25 secrets to paying for college. kim, you say that kids can cut living expenses. they can take cheaper courses. two important ways to cut costs. >> when you look at the $22,000 number, $9,000 or $10,000 is living costs. that's a great way to cut expences. one way is to ask for less ritzy
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dorms. the standard dorm is shared with one other person. if you ask to triple or or quadruple up, you could save. the other way is to do chores. there are coops and scholarships where you work four or five hours a week, and you save money. they cost only $2,000 a year for room and board, and that's a $6,000 a year savings where grrb and take cheaper courses? >> a lot of schools are offering discounting tuition on summer school and you could get your prerecs out of the way. >> we know 40% of kids who get to school need remedial math or language. do that first. thank you so much. i'm christine romans. >> all right, alexandra and i listening intently. how are we paying for our kids' education. start saving now. how are you doing? >> good. hi, everyone. welcome to the weekend weather. you know, in the south, spring
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break for many people, and a lot of people in florida, it's been incredibly stormy there from panama city all the way down to f myers and miami. even have a tornado warning for miami. it has since expired and it's over, but still, lines of showers and storms moving through. this is the southeast. even from nashville to chattanooga and huntsville, until 9:00 tonight. a severe thunderstorm watch. the greatest potential, hail or strong winds. to the west, what we have seen, rain and snow and of course, the winds, the heat and the winds and the fire danger really the triple threat here through much of the interior west. so a few severe storms potentially. add some snow, believe it or not, in the northeast today. places that were 80 degrees in places like new hampshire and even rhode island had some snow. going to see some snow again tomorrow in the new york state area in the adirondacks. >> last gasp of winter. thanks so much.
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>> thanks for being with me this afternoon. much more in the newsroom straight ahead with don lemon. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies,
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for a body in motion. no justice. >> no peace. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> trayvon martin killing, calls for justice grow louder by the day. in focus and in depth tonight, trayvon, race in america. >> $656 million split

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